When visiting Kopan, be aware that you are visiting a monastery, a sacred place.


To show respect, here are some useful hints on how to dress and not to dress.


This is appropriate:

  • For men: long or short sleeved shirts covering the upper body and shoulders, T-shirts,  pants, long shorts. 
  • For women, long shorts or pants, T-shirts, dresses that are roughly knee length and fully cover the upper bosy and shoulders are appropriate. We recommend to bring a light shawl to cover shoulders.


We respectfully ask that you do not wear:

  • Attire that is see-through, skin tight and/or with obscene language and inappropriate messages.
  • For women, no spaghetti straps, bra straps showing, shoulder free dresses, miniskirts, tights or low cut trousers.
  • For men, please no singlet, tight short shorts, or low cut pants.
  • We also recommend to wear footwear on your visit:  Meditation halls and other public places require you to remove your shoes, and walking barefoot just brings the outside dirt and pollution right into our most revered places.